The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11
Tho inhabitants. it is needless to say.
fed on his approach.

| counts, the Deputy Commissioner and
the superintendent of police determin-
cd to take action. The elephant had
been las. seen still going souihwards.
and might be lying concealed
in the jungles hard by. No posi-
tive evidence of his whereabouts could,
however, be obtained. In this emery
ency. a party of Bygas, or wild hill
men, was despatched southwartls to
take up the track; party of Gonds
were sent eastwards to inquire if he
had shown himself theresbouts; . con-
stable was sent northeast to Bhimlat to
put some well-known shikaries there on
the gu. rive; and a party of men was
sent southwest to warn tho Gonds of
the neighboring villages to be on the
lookout. The west was closed in by
the Tipaghar and Khandapur Hills,
over which there was little fear of the
elephant passing. Before the day was
far advanced. news was brought from
the Bygas going south that the ele-
plant had passed village nine miles
from Jatta; while next there was an
other report that he had been seen at a
village fourteen miles further on. A
march after the animal was immedi-
! ately ordered. and the further they went,
the thicker and faster came the reports
OF his deprcdations He had destroyed Il
number of houses and attacked several
/, pocrlc. At the village of Jagla. after
| various attempts to discover grain. he
had walked up to an open space in the
! bright moonlight, where he stood some
little time. observed by all the inhabi-
tants. who had huddlcd up together in
4 dark corner, from where they watch
ed him. To use their own words. they
''uttered not Il sound during this time
of suspense. and "ceasing to breathe,
Their bodies dried up!' The fierce
beast had then gone on to another VIII
| lage. and seeing three Gonds who had
been asleep in the village square. gave
chase TO them. Here. however, the
people had turned out with drums, and
had made such a clam II that the cle-
phans was frightened, and turned off
into the jungle. The elephant was next
seen at place called karapuri
by some Gonds, who had with them Il
large jar of grain. Instantly setting
this down. they had scudded into the
long grass. where they succeeded in
concealing themselves. The elephant
came up To the jar. broke it, ate most
of its contents, and scattered the re-
maindcr about.
On the morning of the 5th of Noyem-
Der the deputy commissioners party
had struck their tents. and accomplish
ed a march of twenty-three miles to the
Hatta Pergannah. eighteen miles of
their journey being made through thick
jungle and over rough. stony hills.
Here they were told that the elephant
had been seen at the village of Goderi,
where he had pursued and succeeded
in catching girl about six years old.
whom he literally broke to pieces. She
was found next morning a mass of
pulp.
On leaving Goderi, the elephant went
on to the Dro river. Here party of
eight travellers and five boatmen were
as ecp ON the sands, when they were
aroused by cries of '.Bagh"' (rigcrD
from :. boy who was with them. The
moon was just rising at the time; but as
they happened to be on the western
slope of some high hills. the place where
they were was almost in complete dark
ness. On the alarm being raised. the
elephant was observed standing about
ten PAGES off. whercupon there was an
immediate stampede. All the party
succeeded in gaining the shelter of the
bambOos and rocks on the side of the
hill. except one of them. who first ran
for about four hundred yards along the
bed of the river, and then ensconced
himself under the bank in tho midst of
thick bush. The elephant. after fail
ing to get at any OF the party on the
hill. followed the fugitive down the
river. From the tracks. it appeared
that the animal, after diligently search
ing for the man, had found him, and
pulling him from his hiding-place, had
smashed him to pieces.
The news next obtained of the ele-
plant was that he had killed several
persons hard by, among them man
named Pandu. whom he had surprised
in company with some other men and
had singled out and chased. A man
named Dekal was asleep in the mactan
outside the village of Mate, when he
head Pandu crying out. ..Si,id Ganesh.
Sidd Ganesh" and sound of heavy
blows. 81 thou ht." he subsequently
told the Deputy Commissioner. ''that
some one had come to steal the rice.
and was beating the man. so called
out: Who is ill-treating him? Look
out! l am coming" At the same
moment. he heard the rush of u heavy
body through the grass. and had just
caught sight of the elephant when it
seized the macItan with its trunk and
heaved it over. On recovering from
his fall. he took to his heels and es-
capped. The villagers on hearing this
story were in woeful plight They
sat up all night in companies. and the
work of the village was neg
lec.cd. men and women fearing to go
outside it. The elephant then seems to
have continued its wanderings. shaking
people out of ,nochans and killing them
whenever he could. 1t heaved man
named Mott and his servant out of their
n'achan. They got on their legs and
ran towards the village with the ele-